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Into the Woods with NM Search and Rescue

By Jeff Proctor | October 31, 2025

This week’s show once again finds us outside the NMiF studio and — in one segment, way outside the studio.…

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Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman on the Importance of Independent Journalism in Fighting for Peace and Democracy

By Nash Jones | October 24, 2025

Amy Goodman, host and executive producer of “Democracy Now!” told me she considers New Mexico the show’s second home. When…

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Our Mayoral Election Series Concludes; ‘Officer-Induced Jeopardy’

By Jeff Proctor | October 17, 2025

Something wicked this way comes…  Wait. That’s something else and, of course, I am not Ray Bradbury. What I meant…

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Gov. Lujan Grisham Weighs in on the Special Session

By Nash Jones | October 10, 2025

The governor and Legislature are co-equal branches of the state government. So, they don’t always see eye-to-eye, which in terms…

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Special Session in Santa Fe Moves Swiftly as Five Bills Pass

By Jeff Proctor | October 3, 2025

Lawmakers passed a handful of bills favored by Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in a two-day special legislative session that…

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We All Have a Role to Play in Preventing Suicide

By Nash Jones | September 29, 2025

More people took their own lives last year in New Mexico than the year before. New data from the state…

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What it Means for Indigenous People to Tell Their Own Stories

By Bella Davis | September 19, 2025

In the opening scene of Pueblo Revolt, a play set in what’s now New Mexico in the late 1600s, Isleta Pueblo…

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New Mexico’s Billion-Dollar Oilfield Orphans

By Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main | September 16, 2025

A recent report says abandoned oil infrastructure could cost the state up to $1.6 billion in coming years. This is…

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How We’re Covering Crowded Fields in Mayoral Races

By Jeff Proctor | September 12, 2025

Many of you have likely noticed that New Mexico in Focus is no longer in the debate-hosting game when election…

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NM environment official recommends Bishop’s Lodge receive controversial sewage permit

By Danielle Prokop | September 12, 2025

Final approval by department secretary required by Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico This story was originally published at Source New…

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NMiF Takes a First Glance at the Albuquerque Mayoral Race

By Nash Jones | September 5, 2025

While the midterm elections aren’t until next year, which will also see a governor’s race in New Mexico, local elections…

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ACLU-NM sues over detention of DACA recipient held in New Mexico ICE detention center

By Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico | September 5, 2025

by Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico This story was originally published at Source New Mexico, a NMPBS partner. A 28-year-old…

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